Television signals were relayed by land-line from the studios to the switching centre; a distance between the studios and the exchange greater than 1 mile (1.6km) would have significantly increased the cost of receiving the networked programmes from the other ITV stations. From a small two-camera studio at Corporation House in the centre of Middlesbrough, Tyne Tees developed nightly opt-out news bulletins for Teesside, County Durham and North Yorkshire as part of the flagship magazine programme Northern Life. In October 2008, the National Union of Journalists threatened industrial action if ITV tried to force any of the changes without discussion. The sole woman was simply referred to by her first name and her measurements. On 15 January 1959, the original Tyne Tees Television news service was launched with short evening bulletins and a weekly magazine programme, North East Roundabout which was broadcast each Friday. ITV Tyne Tees, previously known as Tyne Tees, Channel 3 North East and Tyne Tees Television, is the ITV television franchisee for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire.. Tyne Tees launched on 15 January 1959 from studios at a converted warehouse in City Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, remaining in the city until July 2005 when Tyne Tees moved to smaller studios in Gateshead. [17][18], "Remember When: Happy Birthday to Look North legend Mike Neville", "Broadcaster Mike Neville is back on air for special day", "Mike Neville's retirement: end of an era for regional TV? 2 September - Tyne Tees is renamed Channel 3 North East. [8], After five years working in the theatre, Neville switched permanently to television in 1962 and joined Tyne Tees full-time as a continuity announcer, newsreader and reporter. Under the direction of Gavin Taylor, The Tube filmed rock band Queen's 1986 Wembley concert for later broadcast and video and DVD release. Organise, control, distribute, and measure all of your digital content. You can join Paddy from 10pm to 1am weeknights. Chairman and chief executive Clive Leach was sacked as a consequence. BBC - Tees - BBC Tees Presenters Tyne Tees has contributed various programming to the ITV network and Channel 4, as well as its regional output. [58], On 23 July 2013, proposals to reintroduce fully separate regional news services for the ITV Tyne Tees and ITV Border regions were approved by OFCOM. [9] The other major river, the Wear (which runs between the Tyne and the Tees), was represented within Tyne Tees' early signature tune "Three Rivers Fantasy". In a staff memo, head of news Catherine Houlihan cited the ban was because of the large number of staff being made redundant at the station. [88][89], Tyne Tees has also produced a wide range of music programming. [71], The ident was again redesigned in 1988, in which the colour scheme was reversed and lighter shades of blue and yellow used. [42] Following Granada's takeover in June 1997, the Channel 3 branding was scrapped in March 1998. Though fully recovered, she said the experience had made her re-evaluate her life. She travelled to Spain to Barcelona for a huge operation that fused her neck and spine. "YORKSHIRE'S NEW BROOM TURNS GLOOM INTO BOOM". The Tyne Tees logo continued to appear after its own programmes. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. From the late 1970s, it produced series such as The Paper Lads, Quest of Eagles, Barriers and Andy Robson. ITA considered the original name, "North East England", was imprecise. From Newcastle, Neville featured in A Song For Europe and Children In Need, and in 1989 was trapped into a Gotcha by Noel Edmonds. [17] Tyne Tees produced Advertising Magazines (AdMags), which were programmes with a loose storyline designed to advertise several products within an edition. Pam will present ITV News Tyne Tees and Border for . He became Dean for Arts, Design and Media at the University of Sunderland in June 2009. [14] Part of the medley was based upon "The Sailor's Hornpipe". He loved to get into costume, notably in Christmas Past programmes from Beamish Museum. On 28 March 2021, ITV Tyne Tees announced that Amy Lea would be the new co-presenter of the main weekday news programme alongside Ian Payne as of 29 March 2021, taking over from Pam Royle who left ITV on 26 March 2021. Notable current on air staff [ edit] See also: List of ITV News on air staff See also: List of ITV Weather on air staff [29] When the new licences started in January 1982, Trident sold all but 30percent of Yorkshire, and 25percent of Tyne Tees.[22]. BBC One - Look North (North East and Cumbria) - Jeff Brown To halting "a slide in viewing figures and reflecting confidence in the region",[42] in September that year, Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television plc rebranded its stations as Channel 3. She started her journey on Granada Reports as a lead female presenter in 1988. The look consisted of the top left corner of the logo being inserted into the 'V' segment of the ITV logo, with the station name placed underneath the Tyne Tees ITV logo. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. [59], Tyne Tees's original studios were located on City Road, Newcastle upon Tyne and were converted from two furniture warehouses purchased by the company. Who are Sky News presenters? From Kay Burley to Beth Rigby [2] EMILY READER ITV (@EmilyNewsReader) / Twitter